Wingfield may refer to:

People

* Anthony Wingfield (disambiguation), multiple people *

Brenda Wingfield Brenda D. Wingfield is a South African Professor of genetics and previous Deputy Dean of the University of Pretoria. She is known for her genetic studies of fungal tree pathogens. Biography Brenda D. Fairbairn was born in Zambia and educated i ...

, South African geneticist *

Lady Bridget Wingfield Bridget Wiltshire (later: Wingfield, then Hervey, then Tyrwhitt; died January 1534) was a neighbour, close friend and lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England. She was the wife of Sir Richard Wingfield (widower of ...

(died 1534), neighbour, close friend and lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England * Cecil Wingfield (1893–1955), Australian politician *

Cecil Wingfield-Stratford Brigadier-General Cecil Vernon Wingfield-Stratford CB, CMG (7 October 1853 – 5 February 1939) was a British Army officer in the Royal Engineers and an English international footballer who played as a forward. Early life Born in West Malling ...

(1853–1939), British Army officer, and footballer * Sir Charles John Wingfield (1820–1892), British civil servant in Bengal, later an MP * Sir Charles Wingfield (1877–1960), British diplomat *

Charlotte Wingfield Charlotte Wingfield (born 30 November 1994) is a Maltese sprinter who competes on behalf of the Republic of Malta. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics and 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. She switched her allegiance ...

(born 1994), Maltese Olympic sprinter * Dick Wingfield-Digby (''Richard Shuttleworth Wingfield-Digby''; 1911–2007), Dean of Peterborough (1966–1980) * Dontonio Wingfield (born 1974), former American professional basketball player * Edward Wingfield (disambiguation), multiple people * Eileen Wani Wingfield, Aboriginal elder from Australia *

Esmé Cecil Wingfield-Stratford Esmé Cecil Wingfield-Stratford (1882–1971) was an English historian, writer, mind-trainer, outdoorsman, patriot and ruralist. Life Esmé was born on 20 September 1882 elder son of Brigadier-General Cecil Wingfield-Stratford (a descendant of ...

(1882–1971), British historian * Folliott Wingfield, 1st Viscount Powerscourt (1642–1717), Member of Parliament for Wicklow County * Francis Wingfield or Wingfeild (1628–unknown), English lawyer and Member of Parliament *

George Wingfield George Wingfield (August 16, 1876 – December 25, 1959) was a Nevada cattleman and gambler who became a financier, investor and one of the state's most powerful economic and political figures during the period from 1909 to 1932. With future sen ...

(1876–1959), Nevada banker and miner *

Gus Wingfield Gus Wingfield (born September 17, 1926) is a former one-term Arkansas State Treasurer, and two-term Arkansas State Auditor, 1994–2003. He served as treasurer from 2003 to 2007. Early life Wingfield was born in Antoine, Arkansas and went to ...

(born 1926), American former banker and politician *

Harry Wingfield John Henry "Harry" Wingfield (4 December 1910 – 5 March 2002) was an English illustrator, best known for his drawings that illustrated the Ladybird Books Key Words Reading Scheme (also known as ''Peter and Jane'') in the 1960s through to the ...

(''John Henry Wingfield''; 1910–2002), English illustrator *

Humphrey Wingfield Sir Humphrey Wingfield (died 1545) was an English lawyer and Speaker of the House of Commons of England between 1533 and 1536. Early life He was the twelfth son of Sir John Wingfield of Letheringham, Suffolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John ...

(died 1545), English lawyer, Speaker of the House of Commons *

Ian Wingfield Ian George McCurdy Wingfield GBS served as Solicitor General of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2010. Early life Wingfield was born in London and graduated from the University of East Anglia in 1970. Career Wingfield was called to the English Bar at In ...

, Solicitor General of Hong Kong (2007–2010) *

Jacques Wingfield Jacques Wingfield (1519–1587) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and public official of the Tudor era. He is also sometimes known as John Wingfield or Jack Wingfield. Life He was the son of Richard Wingfield and Bridget Wingfield, who was the heires ...

(1519-1587), English soldier who settled in Ireland * James Digman Wingfield (1800–1872), English painter *

Jenny Wingfield Jenny Wingfield is an American screenwriter and novelist. Born in Fountain Hill, Arkansas, Wingfield spent much of her childhood in Louisiana, where her father was a preacher. She attended Southern State College (now Southern Arkansas University ...

, American screenwriter and author * John Wingfield (disambiguation), multiple people * Lewis Strange Wingfield (1842–1891), Irish traveller, actor, writer, and painter *

Margaret Wingfield Margaret Elizabeth Wingfield (19 January 1912 – 6 April 2002) was a British Liberal Party politician and President of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1976. Background Wingfield was educated at Freiburg University and the London School of Econo ...

(1912–2002), British political activist * Mark Wingfield, guitarist and composer based in the UK * Mervyn Wingfield (1911–2005), Royal Navy officer *

Martin Wingfield Martin Wingfield (born 1951) is a British far-right politician. Wingfield is long-standing figure in the British nationalist movement, he and his wife, Tina Wingfield, having contested several elections since the 1980s. Biography National Front ...

(born 1951), British politician *

Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt Mervyn Edward Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt (13 October 1836 – 5 June 1904) was an Irish peer. He became Viscount Powerscourt in 1844 on the death of his father Richard Wingfield, 6th Viscount Powerscourt. Through this Wingfield line he ...

(1836–1904), Irish peer *

Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt Mervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt (16 July 1880 – 21 March 1947) was an Irish peer. Life Wingfield was born to Mervyn Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt, whom he succeeded as Viscount Powerscourt in 1904. He was commissi ...

(1880–1947), Irish peer *

Mervyn Patrick Wingfield, 9th Viscount Powerscourt Mervyn Patrick Wingfield, 9th Viscount Powerscourt (22 August 1905 – 1973), was an Irish peer. He was the son of The 8th Viscount Powerscourt and Sybil Pleydell-Bouverie. He married Sheila Claude Beddington on 16 December 1932 in Jerusalem ...

(1905–1973), Irish peer *

Pete Wingfield William Peter Wingfield (born 7 May 1948) is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist. Career Whilst at Sussex University Wingfield and three other students formed the group Jellybread. In 1969, he ...

(''William Peter Wingfield''; born 1948), British record producer, musician and music journalist *

Peter Wingfield Dr Peter Wingfield (born 5 September 1962) is a Welsh-born television actor, well known for his television roles as Dan Clifford in ''Holby City'', Dr. Robert Helm in ''Queen of Swords'' and Inspector Simon Ross in ''Cold Squad'' but he is int ...

(born 1962), Welsh-born television actor * R. D. Wingfield (1928–2007), English author and radio dramatist * Richard Wingfield (disambiguation), multiple people * Robert Wingfield (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes Rupert Anthony Wingfield-Hayes (born 1967) is a British journalist and currently the BBC's Asia Correspondent based in Taipei. He was previously the BBC's Tokyo correspondent for ten years after postings as correspondent in Beijing, Moscow and ...

(born 1967), British journalist *

Sheila Wingfield The Rt Hon. Sheila Wingfield, Viscountess Powerscourt (née Sheila Claude Beddington; 23 May 1906 – 8 January 1992), was an Anglo-Irish poet. Life and work Lady Powerscourt was born in Hampshire and attended the Roedean School. She attended ...

(1906–1992), Anglo-Irish poet * Ted Wingfield (1899–1975), American baseball pitcher *

Thomas Wingfield (disambiguation) Thomas Wingfield may refer to: *Thomas Wingfield (MP for Sandwich) (died c.1550), MP for Sandwich (UK Parliament constituency), Sandwich, 1529, 1536 *Thomas Maria Wingfield (died 1557), MP for Huntingdon (UK Parliament constituency), Huntingdon, 15 ...

, multiple people *

Wade Wingfield Wade Richard Wingfield (born 17 December 1977) is a South African former cricketer. He played over 40 first-class matches in his career, mostly for KwaZulu-Natal. In the 2001 season, Wingfield was the professional player for Nelson Cricket Club ...

(born 1977), South African former cricketer *

Walter Clopton Wingfield Major Walter Clopton Wingfield (16 October 1833 – 18 April 1912) was a Welsh inventor and a British Army officer who was one of the pioneers of lawn tennis.Tyzack, AnnThe True Home of Tennis''Country Life'', 22 June 2005J. Perris (2000Grass ...

(1833–1912), British army officer who was one of the pioneers of lawn tennis * William Wingfield (disambiguation), multiple people * Wingfield baronets, an extinct title in the Baronetage of England

Places

Australia

Wingfield, South Australia Wingfield is a suburb situated north of Adelaide. It lies between the Port River Expressway on the north and Grand Junction Road on the south. The suburb borders Dry Creek to its north and east, bounded by the Gawler railway line and Adelaid ...

England

* Wingfield, Bedfordshire *

Wingfield, Rotherham Wingfield is a small area in the town of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. A Rotherham MBC ward bears this name. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 11,835. Wingfield Academy is a secondary school located in the area. There is ...

, South Yorkshire **

Wingfield Academy Wingfield Academy is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the Wingfield area of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with W ...

Wingfield, Suffolk Wingfield is a village in the English county of Suffolk. It is found east of Diss, signposted off B1118, near Eye. Wingfield Castle, which is now a private house, was for many centuries the home of the Wingfield family and their heirs, the De ...

Wingfield Castle Wingfield Castle in the parish of Wingfield in Suffolk, England is a fortified manor house which was the ancestral home of the Wingfield family and their heirs, the de la Pole family, created Earls and Dukes of Suffolk. It is now a private hou ...

* Wingfield, Wiltshire *

North Wingfield North Wingfield is a large village and civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district in the county of Derbyshire, England. Located approximately 4½ miles south-east of Chesterfield, and 1 mile north-east of Clay Cross. The population of th ...

, Derbyshire *

South Wingfield South Wingfield is a village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England, it is now part of the borough of Amber Valley and formerly in the Scarsdale hundred. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,514. History and description ...

, Derbyshire **

Wingfield Manor Wingfield Manor is a ruined manor house left deserted since the 1770s, near the village of South Wingfield and some west of the town of Alfreton in the English county of Derbyshire. There is a working farm that forms part of the old manor. It is ...

Wingfield railway station Wingfield railway station served a rural area of Derbyshire, England between 1840 and 1967. History It was built in 1836-40 by the North Midland Railway (NMR) on its line between Derby and Leeds, close to the road between South Wingfield and ...

, a former station

South Africa

SAS Wingfield SAS Wingfield is a South African Navy base, on the site of the World War II Wingfield Aerodrome in Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of ...

, a South African Navy base *

Wingfield Aerodrome Wingfield Aerodrome was first the Cape Town Municipal Aerodrome, then Air Force Station Wingfield under the SAAF, before being used as a Fleet Air Arm base by the Royal Navy. After World War II, the aerodrome reverted to being the municipal air ...

, Cape Town, South Africa

United States

Wingfield High School Wingfield High School is a high school in Jackson, Mississippi ( USA). It is part of the Jackson Public School District. Almost 900 children from southern Jackson attend Wingfield High School in grades 9 12, as well as over 70 administration and ...

, Jackson, Mississippi * Wingfield Township, Geary County, Kansas

Other uses

Wingfield Sculls The Wingfield Sculls is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. The race is between single scullers and is usually on the Saturday three to four weeks before the S ...

, a sculling race for the Championship of the Thames *

Wingfield Series ''The Wingfield Cycle'' is a Canadian series of seven one-man plays - ''Letter from Wingfield Farm'', ''Wingfield's Progress'', ''Wingfield's Folly'', ''Wingfield Unbound'', ''Wingfield on Ice'', ''Wingfield's Inferno'' and ''Wingfield Lost and Fou ...

, plays by Dan Needles *The Wingfield family, protagonists of Tennessee Williams' ''

The Glass Menagerie ''The Glass Menagerie'' is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame. The play has strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his Histrionic persona ...

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